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Cape May County - Cape May - Capturing Cape May's Architecture: The Making of a National Historic Landmark

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Through Wednesday, October 31, 2018 - Cape May, Cape May County Capturing Cape May's Architecture: The Making of a National Historic Landmark In the early 1970s, a team from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) produced pen and ink drawings of Cape May, NJ's most significant historic structures that were instrumental in saving this seaside town - "the best-preserved late 19th century resort in America." The drawings enabled Cape May to become a National Historic Landmark and a national tourist destination. Now, for the first time, these intricate drawings and the stories of the architects whose hands created them are on exhibit at the Carroll Gallery. Curator Karen Fox, author of  The Chalfonte , provides visitors with a unique look at how a small band of preservationists saved not only the buildings, but a culture of the past creating a future. The exhibit "Capturing Cape May's Architecture: The Making of a National Historic Landmark" is on dis...

Monmouth County - Freehold - October 2018 MCHA Newsletter

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Volume 2, Issue 10 This issue is dedicated to the memory of our long time friend and Trustee Norm Hungerford  120th Anniversary Kick-Off Sometimes the stars just align. On October 12, 2018, exactly 120 years since the founding of the Monmouth County Historical Association, the Annual Tavernfest will kick off a year-long celebration of the organization's milestone anniversary. The 18th century Allen House Tavern Museum will welcome guests for a 21st century evening of music, food and merriment. The Thistle will commemorate this MCHA landmark with a special feature exploring the history and development of MCHA in each edition over the span of 12 months. To launch this series, let's go back to the beginning. Caroline Gallup Reed MCHA was founded on October 12, 1898 at Reedmont, the Locust home of Caroline Gallup Reed. A longtime summer resident who had recently retired to the area, Mrs. Reed invited fellow esteemed residents to this initial meeting because, she felt, "it seem...

Monmouth County - Hazlet - Hazlet House of Horrors

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Hazlet House of Horrors Hazlet Township 1776 Union Avenue Halzet 07730 10/26/2018 - 10/28/2018 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm REGISTRATION NOT REQUIRED AGE RANGE:  Elementary, Tweens FREE CALL:   WEBSITE MORE DETAILS:   Get ready for the scare of your life at the Hazlet House of Horrors '€“ 6 rooms of alarming antics with tricks and treats galore. Halloween festivities will be hosted by Hazlet Rec reation and the Raritan High School Performing Arts Department from October 26 '€“ 28th at the Cullen Center from 7-10 PM. 7 '€“ 8 pm is '€œHorror Lite'€ suggested for ages 9 and up. Anyone coming after 8 should prepare to be scared. You won't BOO-lieve the tricks and treats in store. This year we will be adding a short haunted trail to the experience (weather permitting, Friday and Saturday night only). This is a free event. This year we ask each individual to bring a non-perishable food item to benefit Hazlet Townships Annual Thanksgiving Dinner as well as other local food pant...

Morris County - Succasunna - Succasunna Moonlight History & Mystery Cemetery Tour

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Sunday, October 28  -  Succasunna , Morris County Succasunna Moonlight History & Mystery Cemetery Tour

Union County - Summit - Contrasting Masses II: A Calvery Corale Concert

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Mercer County - Princeton - Historic Princeton Walking Tour

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Sunday, October 28   - Princeton, Mercer County Historic Princeton Walking Tour Enjoy a 1.9 mile, two-hour walk around downtown Princeton and the University campus as you learn about historic sites in the area, including Bainbridge House, Nassau Hall, the University Chapel, and Palmer Square. The early history of Princeton, the founding of the University, and the American Revolution are just some of the stories from Princeton’s history that you will learn on your tour. Admission: $7 per adult; $4 children ages 6 to 12; free for children age 5 and under. Tours begin in front of the Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ. Tour begins at 2:00 pm and ends at 4:00 pm. Walk up ticket sales are cash only; guides cannot provide change. Space is limited. For more information and to reserve tickets, call 609-921-6748 or visit  www.princetonhistory.org . Tours start outside  Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau Street . Tickets are $7. Advance purchase is recommended, ...

Middlesex County - Piscataway - Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes and Tuberculosis

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NOTICE: The Metlar-Bodine event shown below for October 28 has been postponed.

Mercer County - Trenton - Changing Face/ Changing Place The Architects & Buildings of FVHD’s First 50 Years with Jennifer B. Leynes

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Sunday, October 28 – Mercer County The Trenton Museum Society and FVHD Architects - Planners Present Changing Face/ Changing Place The Architects & Buildings of FVHD’s First 50 Years with Jennifer B. Leynes Sunday, October 28 2 pm Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie in Cadwalader Park, Trenton, NJ     In conjunction with the exhibit  Changing Face/Changing Place  on display now at the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie in Cadwalader Park, Trenton, NJ, the Trenton Museum Society presents architectural historian Jennifer Leynes recounting the story of  The Architects & Buildings of FVHD's First 50 Years.  The exhibit celebrates the one hundredth anniversary of FVHD, a full service architectural design firm founded in Trenton by PL Fowler in 1918. The exhibit, displaying historical and architectural photographs, drawings and artifacts from the FVHD - Architects Planners firm's history is on view in the second floor galleries at the Trenton City Mu...